7 Oct, 2022
Self Storage Franchising, An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Written by Marc Goodin

As a young engineer Marc designed and permitted his first self storage facility more than 25 years ago. Since then he has successfully designed and provided self storage consulting for dozens of self storage owners. He built his first self storage over 10 years ago and presently owns three self storage facilities he designed, built and manages. Marc is a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 30 years of experience in Civil Engineering. As owner and managing partner at Meehan & Goodin PC for over 20 years, he was responsible for planning, investigations, designs and contract administration for major national and local commercial clients ranging from Dunkin Donuts to Wal-Mart. Marc earned his BS degree in Civil Engineering (1981) from Colorado State University.nMarc has written two bestselling self storage books, one on self storage development (Your Self Storage, Site Selection, Design & Construction) and one on self storage marketing (Crush your Competition, 101 Self Storage Marketing Tips for The Fastest Way To Huge Profits). Marc has put his experiences from the trenches into the Storage Authority Franchise with easy to use systems and proven concepts for self storage owners, managers to provide the best self storage for the renters.


Simply put; self storage franchising will provide opportunities and benefits that most owners would never obtain on their own. For most busy professionals who want to run their own self storage business and assure its success, their only choice will be a franchise.

The main goal of self storage franchise is to:

  1. Help you find and review land.
  2. Guide you through the development process one step at a time.
  3. Make your self storage journey easier and more gratifying.
  4. Save you time, and increase efficiency.
  5. Save you money, increase effectiveness.
  6. Reduce your risks.
  7. Obtain oversized profits and other benefits most people would never get on their own.

This is accomplished by providing the systems for 3 main platforms: Development, Operations, Sales and Marketing. …

The answer is simple: We Understand Self Storage. We own and manage self Storages. We understand you and your business. We understand that together we can put more profits in your pockets, while You retain control of Your Business. …

There is only one traditional self storage franchise in the US: Storage Authority. You can learn more about Storage Authority at their website www.StorageAuthorityFranchise.com and continue reading.

Marc Goodin is President of Storage Authority Franchising. He owns 3 self storages he designed, built and manages. He has been helping others in the self storage industry for over 25 years. He can be reached at marc@StorageAuthority.com or directly at 860-830-6764 to answer your franchising, development, marketing, sales and operations questions. His best selling self storage books are available at amazon.